Abstract: In a veneer lathe comprising a cutting slide and an anti-buckling device which are pressed by actuating means against a workpiece held between said lathe's rotating end chucks and wherein said cutting slide and anti-buckling device are guided relative to the stationary frame of said lathe along converging working planes forming an upwardly opening obtuse angle of substantially 120.degree., the improvement wherein said working planes are bisected by a plane substantially vertical to and intersecting the rotational axis of the rotating workpiece.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and device for continuously and rotatably cutting a sheet transversely with respect to its direction of advance, wherein the device comprises a rotor provided with cutters and mounted to rotate about an axis eccentric with respect to that of a squirrel cage surrounding this rotor, the bars of the cage defining slots for the passage of the cutters as far as a flexible belt resting on an anvil member and wound on cylinders for driving the sheet to be cut. This device is particularly applicable to the cutting of laths from a sheet of wood as said latter is peeled, for the manufacture of packing cases or the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for cutting various materials and more specifically pieces of wood.The apparatus according to the invention, comprises a table and a pressure plate between which is held a piece of wood to be cut. The said table and the said plate are supported by a drum connected to a rotary driving device, equipped with radial forward movement devices. The cutting device also comprises a cutting tool installed in such a way that its knife acts on the piece of wood in accordance with a constant cutting radius.The process and apparatus of the invention are applicable to the cutting of various materials and more particularly pieces of wood, with a view to obtaining thin planar products, calibrated in thickness, of excellent quality and of perfect appearance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for cutting various materials and more specifically pieces of wood.The apparatus according to the invention, comprises a table and a pressure plate between which is held a piece of wood to be cut. The said table and the said plate are supported by a drum connected to a rotary driving device, equipped with radial forward movement devices. The cutting device also comprises a cutting tool installed in such a way that its knife acts on the piece of wood in accordance with a constant cutting radius.The process and apparatus of the invention are applicable to the cutting of various materials and more particularly pieces of wood, with a view to obtaining thin planar products, calibrated in thickness, of excellent quality and of perfect appearance.